When Apple officially presented the new HomePod, very little information offered us about it beyond the typical video in which it shows us the aesthetics and supposedly how it will work. But since the reservation period to be able to enjoy the HomePod from February 9 is already available, little by little we are leaving doubts.
We do not know if Apple is doing it consciously, but to this day, there are still a large number of gaps about the possibilities of the device, which will cause many users to think twice when buying it. In fact, 3 days after opening the reservation period, the delivery deadline is still set on the same day, February 9.
For now, we are clear that we can listen through the HomePod all the songs that we have previously purchased through iTunes, as well as Apple's Beats 1 station, although we do not have an Apple Music subscription, but Apple did not clarify what was happening with iTunes Match users and their library stored in iCloud Music.
For those who are not in control, iCloud Music Library allows users to upload or "match" up to 100.000 songs from their personal library to the DRM-free iTunes Sotre catalog, without having to use their iCloud storage space. This features It is part of the iTunes Match service that has a price of 24,99 euros per year, and Apple Music.
As confirmed by iMore's Serenity Caldwell, iTunes Match subscribers as well as Apple Music subscribers they will be able to play the tracks stored in iCloud Music Library through HomePod via Siri, although it is not known how the playback of tracks stored in the cloud that are not available through the iTunes Store catalog will work.